There are 6 ways to get from Marseille to Ambert by train, taxi, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain Ter
- Take the taxi from Montbrison to Amberttaxi
5h 11m€155–253Train, bus via Nîmes
cheapest- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nimestrain Ter
- Take the train from Nimes to Langognetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Pôle Intermodalbus H01
- Take the bus from Pôle Intermodal to Garebus H27
8h 53m€45–93Bus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Saint Etienne Chtx G.Routiere to Le Puy En Velaybus
- Take the bus from Pôle Intermodal to Garebus H27
10h 57m€48–74Drive 354.5 km
- Drive from Marseille to Ambertcar 354.5 km
4h 16m€67–97Train, bus
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain Ter
- Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Le Puy En Velaytrain Ter
- Take the bus from Pôle Intermodal to Garebus H27
7h 57m€67–142Train, bus via Nîmes #2
- Take the train from Marseille Saint-Charles to Nîmes Centretrain K9
- Take the train from Nimes to Mendetrain Ter
- Take the bus from MENDE - Gare Routière to LE PUY-EN-VELAY - Gare Routièrebus 282
- Take the bus from Pôle Intermodal to Garebus H27
10h 56m€68–98
Marseille to Ambert by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Ambert is to bus which costs €45 - €75 and takes 10h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Ambert is to drive which takes 4h 16m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Marseille station to Ambert. However, there are services departing from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station and arriving at Gare via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station, Saint Etienne Chtx G.Routiere and Pôle Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 57m.
The distance between Marseille and Ambert is 457 km. The road distance is 354.5 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Ambert without a car is to train and taxi which takes 5h 11m and costs €150 - €260.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Marseille to Ambert, including transfers.
Marseille to Ambert bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station.
Marseille to Ambert bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Marseille to Ambert is 354 km. It takes approximately 4h 16m to drive from Marseille to Ambert.
There are 212+ hotels available in Ambert.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Ambert, France?
You can take a bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Gare via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station, Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop, Saint Etienne Chtx G.Routiere, Le Puy En Velay, and Pôle Intermodal in around 10h 57m.
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Le Puy En Velay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Langogne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Mende
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille Saint-Charles to Nîmes Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 04 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Pôle Intermodal to Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
Bus from Pôle Intermodal to Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
Bus from Gare SNCF to Pôle Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
Bus from Pôle Intermodal to Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
Bus from Pôle Intermodal to Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
- Phone
- 0 806 800 350
- [email protected]
- Website
- lio.laregion.fr
Bus from Gare SNCF to Pôle Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- lio-occitanie.fr
Bus from MENDE - Gare Routière to LE PUY-EN-VELAY - Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- lio-occitanie.fr
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- €100–130
Actions'air Taxi Sarl
- Phone
- +33 4 77 96 18 96
Taxi Bafisi
- Phone
- +33 4 77 58 80 59
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